Improvement in revolving fire-arms



B. KITTREDGE.

Revolver.

Patented Mar. 8, 1864.

No. 41,848. l

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NIED STATES,

BEN. KITTBEDGE, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. dllfl, dated March 8 1864.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BEN. KITTREDGE, of Gincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Im-v provement in Fire-Arms; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference heilig had to the accompanying; drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

rIhe nature of rny invention consists of a, metal shield or plate inserted between the nipple and face ot the oook in such a manner that when the arm is discharged the shield or plate will throw the re from the nipple oli" in lateral direction and prevent its being thrown back into thelock,A and in such a manner also that, Whether the cock be down or up, it will tend to hold the cap or caps in place upon the nipple or nipples and preventthem from clogging the cylinder as it revolves.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

I construct the shield or plate A (seen in Figure 2 of the drawings that accompany this specification) of steel or other metal, and insert it between the cylinder and reeoil-plate in such a manner that the cock as it descends will press it against the nipplelthat is infront so asto elof,r the cylinder as it revolves. The

shield or plate may be fastened to the recoilplate by screws, as at B, or in any/other manner.

I am aware that metal shields have been heretofore placed between the nipple and hammer; but they have been so made as to snr- 'ronnd the nipple at the sides and rear, so as to prevent the tire from passing off laterally. While therefore I do not claim broadly the interposition of a shield between the cock and I do clailn as my invention- AA metal shield constructed substantially as described and placed between the cock and nipple to throw the lire laterally from the nipple.

BEN. K I'ITREDGE.

Witnesses:

RrcHD. FoLsoM, A. A. BENNETT. 

